Odysseus' Crew Members
These crew members ignored Odysseus’ warning and opened the bag of winds given by Aeolus, blowing the ships off course.
Who were Odysseus’ sailors (or crewmen)?
This Cyclops trapped Odysseus and his men inside his cave with a giant stone.
Who is Polyphemus?
This prophet in the Underworld gives Odysseus advice about how to get home safely.
Who is Tiresias?
In Book 23, this character finally reunites with Odysseus after twenty years apart.
Who is Penelope?
In Book 22, Odysseus finally reveals himself and attacks these unwanted guests in his home.
Who are the suitors?
Odysseus’ crew ate the cattle belonging to this sun god while stranded on Thrinacia.
Who is Helios?
Odysseus tells Polyphemus that his name is this clever fake identity.
What is “Nobody”?
Odysseus travels to the Underworld to gain this important thing.
What is knowledge (or a prophecy about his journey home)?
Penelope tests Odysseus by asking servants to move this object.
What is their marriage bed?
This loyal son fights beside Odysseus during the battle in the hall.
Who is Telemachus?
After eating the Lotus plant, these crew members lost all desire to return home.
Who were the Lotus-Eaters’ victims from Odysseus’ crew?
Odysseus and his men blinded Polyphemus using this sharpened object.
What is a wooden stake (or spear)?
This monster creates a giant maelstrom in the water, trapping anyone in its range.
Odysseus proves his identity because he knows this special fact about the bed.
What is that the bed is built around a living olive tree and cannot be moved?
Odysseus first kills this leading suitor with an arrow to the throat.
Who is Antinous?
This monster trapped Odysseus and several crew members in a cave and ate some of them.
Who is Polyphemus?
To escape the cave, Odysseus’ men hid underneath these animals.
What are sheep (or rams)?
Before speaking with the dead, Odysseus performs this ritual involving animal blood.
What is a sacrifice?
This loyal servant is the first to tell Penelope that Odysseus has returned home.
Who is Eurycleia?
This goddess helps Odysseus during the fight by guiding and protecting him.
Who is Athena?
Because the crew slaughtered Helios’ cattle, Zeus punished them by doing this to their ship.
What is destroying the ship with a thunderbolt?
After escaping, Odysseus made this mistake that angered Poseidon and caused more trouble on his journey home.
What is revealing his real name to Polyphemus?
These singing women use their beautiful voices to lure men in.
Who are the Sirens?
Book 23 mainly focuses on this major theme shown through Odysseus and Penelope’s reunion.
What is loyalty (or trust/fidelity)?
After the battle, these disloyal servants are punished for helping the suitors.
Who are the maids (or servant women)?